The U.S. Government Says “Open Sesame”: How Science Informs the Regulatory Process
By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21
On April 23, the President signed the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research Act of 2021 into law, which declares sesame to be a “major food allergen” and requires labels to specifically disclose the presence of sesame in prepackaged foods. Joining milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans, sesame becomes the ninth food in the U.S. to be considered a “major allergen.” Barely one page in length and referred to using the acronym “the FASTER Act,” many...
By: Womble Bond Dickinson